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The Cantonese word gei gwaan - 机关 - gei1 gwaan1
(gear in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

gei1 gwaan1

English translations

gear, office, stratagem,
mechanism, institution, scheme, organ

Chinese characters:

机关
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机关 ( gei gwaan / gei1 gwaan1 ) in traditional characters
機關
机关 (gei1 gwaan1) is composed of these characters: 机, 关

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机关 ( gei gwaan / gei1 gwaan1 ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 737)
More words that mean office in Cantonese
baan6 gung1 sat1 ( 办公室 ), zik1 wai6 ( 职位 )

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